have added greatly to the happiness of many of your race by the
production of so unique a poem, so rich in the beauties of the
sweet English language."
Other able critics who have read the blind poet's new epic poem unite in
calling it even better than the old favorite, "The Light of Asia."
_12mo, Cloth, Gilt Top. Illustrated from 36 drawings by Arthur Lumley.
$1.50_
=EQUAL PARTNERS. By Howard Fielding.=
By HOWARD FIELDING. "This is a thoroughly enjoyable detective
story, written in good, crisp style, and with a decided surprise in
the last pages. It is adroitly contrived that almost every
character in the book shall be suspected of the crime of attempted
murder before the actual culprit is discovered. The characters are
excellently differentiated, and the story is vastly diverting, nor
are there any repulsive features about the book. It is a stirring
tale and will enliven a dull evening successfully."--_Chicago
Tribune_. Illustrated. Cloth bound.
$1.25
=DORIS KINGSLEY, Child and Colonist.=
By EMMA RAYNER, author of "Free to Serve," "In Castle and Colony,"
etc. This story of the South in the first half of the eighteenth
century, opens with one of the strangest episodes in the early
history of South Carolina--the pursuit and capture by the Governor
of Carolina of a pirate vessel, full, not of treasure, but of
English men and women; and the selling of those same unfortunate
voyagers as bond servants in the colony. Doris Kingsley, a child
stolen from the streets of London, is the youngest of the party,
and is the heroine of the story. Doris Kingsley is a novel of
absorbing interest, dramatic and historically true. Illustrated.
Cloth bound.
$1.50
=OLD JED PROUTY (A Narrative of the Penobscot).=
By RICHARD GOLDEN and MARY C. FRANCIS. In "Old Jed Prouty" the
reading public is presented with a New England character story of
unusual interest and merit. The plot, although not an involved one,
hides enough mystery to lend the spice of the unknown to the
reader's zest, and the simple and natural dénouement emphasizes the
high moral ethics of the story, and throws into strong relief the
deep human sentiments that dominate the tale. Standing out above
all, infusing into the fiber of every chapter the rugged sincerity,
the homely wit and the quaint philosophy of New England, is the
central character about which the pivot of the story turns, "Old
Jed Prouty," real in name and real in goodness, who at the time of
his life, some thirty years since, was a landmark in the Valley of
the Penobscot. Cloth bound.
$1.50
=A MASTER OF FORTUNE, being Further Adventures of "Captain Kettle."=
By CUTCLIFFE HYNE. "It has the dash and tinge of reality that makes
you feel as if you were in the midst of it all."--_Detroit Free
Press._
"The many readers who followed with bated breath the wild
adventures of Captain Kettle in the book named for him, will
welcome Cutcliffe Hyne's new collection of tales dealing with that
remarkable sea dog. The volume is well called 'A Master of
Fortune.'"--_Philadelphia Press._
"Nobody who has followed the gallant sailor--diminutive, but oh,
my!--in his previous adventures around the earth, is going to miss
this red-hot volume of marvelous exploits."--_N. Y. World._
Illustrated. Cloth bound.
$1.50
=THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETTLE.=
By CUTCLIFFE HYNE. The best sea story since the days of Marryat.
Captain Kettle is a devil-may-care sea dog, half pirate and half
preacher. The author carries him through many hairbreadth escapes
and makes him a character that will live long in the annals of
fiction. The success of this book is marvelous. Over 80,000 copies
have been sold. Illustrated. Cloth bound.
$1.50
=THE MULLIGANS. A Novel.=
By EDWARD HARRIGAN. The _New York World_ says: "Mr. Harrigan gave
to his Mulligan dramas the most distinctly typical character plays
which have ever been seen on the native stage. They were studied
and displayed straight from the life of New York and their
popularity was unbounded.
His book is one of the most generally interesting of the new
season's output."
_It is a marvelously entertaining novel, possessing a keenness of
wit and humor unsurpassed by any recent work. All the characters
stand out, as true to life, as natural and as vivid as if portrayed
by Dickens_. 12mo. Cloth bound. Illustrated. Price,
$1.50
=NORMAN HOLT, a Story of the Army of the Cumberland.=
By GENERAL (Capt.) CHARLES KING. "No more charming historic war
story has ever been written. It is Captain King's best, and
bearing, as it does, on the great battle of Mission Ridge, although
the story is woven in fiction, it adds an invaluable record of that
gigantic contest between the two great armies."
"The characters are real, their emotions natural, and the romance
that is interwoven is delightful. It is wholesome and one of
General King's best, if not his best book."--_N. Y. Journal._
"From the first chapter to the last page the interest of the reader
never fags. General King has written no more brilliant or stirring
novel than 'Norman Holt.'"--_N. Y. Press._
Illustrated, cloth bound.
$1.25
=JOHN HENRY, (25th Thousand.)=
By HUGH MCHUGH. "'John Henry' has just 'butted' its way in between
the literary bars and capered over the book counters to the tune of
twelve thousand copies before its publishers could recover their
breath.
"Every page is as catchy as a bar from a popular song.
"The slang is as correct, original and smart as the newest
handshake from London.
"In the lottery of humorous books 'John Henry' seems to approximate
the capital prize."--_N. Y. Journal._
"All who have laughed over 'Billy Baxter' will heartily enjoy this
book."--_The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer._
Cloth bound. $0.75
=THE KING OF HONEY ISLAND, (45th Thousand.)=
By MAURICE THOMPSON, author of "Alice of Old Vincennes," etc. "'The
King of Honey Island' bears quite as many marks of the genius of
the author as does 'Alice of Old Vincennes,' with the additional
charm, perhaps of more buoyancy and beauty of thought and
expression. In 'Alice' Mr. Thompson plumed himself as a master word
painter. In 'The King of Honey Island' he developed into a
veritable American Ouida, for his descriptive powers are marvelous.
Like the true artist that he was, he paints Nature as it looks, not
as it is, so that the reader, in glimpsing the battle of New
Orleans, hears, almost, the cannon's roar."--_The Topeka Capital._
Illustrated, cloth bound. $1.50
=JOHN WINSLOW.=
By HENRY D. NORTHROP. "'John Winslow' is one of those inviting
books of country life of which the best part of 'Eben Holden' has
come to be the accepted type. Plenty of shrewd common sense in the
chief character, a dash of love on the side, an incidental and
inevitable bit of human wickedness--but everything in the picture
and the framing attractive. This is a book for a wide reach among
readers."--_N. Y. World._
"Properly ranks with 'Eben Holden,' 'David Harum,' and 'Quincy
Adams Sawyer.' The four may be put in a class by themselves as
distinctive types of homespun Americans."--_The North American._
"Worthy to live with 'David Harum' and 'Eben
Holden.'"--_Publishers' Weekly._ 12mo, illustrated, cloth bound.
$1.50
=UNDER A LUCKY STAR, a New Book on Astrology.=
By CHARLOTTE ABELL WALKER. Tells what occupation to adopt, and what
line of life to follow, what associates and partners to choose, how
to recognize the possibilities and limitations of our friends and
ourselves, and of other important matters to human life, including
suggestions on marriage, being mainly culled from the minds of
ancient and modern philosophers. Illustrated, cloth bound.
$1.50
=THE WAY OF A MAN WITH A MAID.=
By FRANCES GORDEN FANE. A clever, well-written story, full of love
and pathos, and thrilling with dramatic crises. Each step of the
domestic tragedy is skilfully portrayed, until the final climax is
reached.
"Its author has made it a powerful, telling story to read."--_N. Y.
World._
Cloth bound. $1.50
=THE CROSSROADS OF DESTINY, a Story of Chivalry in the Fifteenth Century.=
By JOHN P. RITTER. Author of "The Man Who Dared." This is a
wonderfully interesting story, and will find a welcome with all who
love to read of deeds of chivalry.
"It is a clean, clear and clever story of chivalry at its best, and
will find a great many well-pleased readers."--_New York World._
Cloth bound, illustrated.
$1.25